Fly swatter



Patented Sept. 15, 1925.

UNITED STATES CIIARLES J. WILLIAMS, 0F POCATELLO, IDAHO.

FLY SWA'I'TER.

Application filed July 9,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES J. WILLIAMS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Pocatello, in the county of Bennock and State of Idaho, have invented new and useful Improvements in Fly .Swatters, of which the following is a specification.

This invention has for its object the provision of a fly swatter, and has particular application to a handle therefor whereby the body of the swatter can be constructed from either screen wire or card board, and the handle easily detached from one body portion and associated with another body portion from time to time as the occasion may require.

The nature and advantagds of the invention will be better understood when the following detailed description is read in connection with the accompanying drawing, theinvention residing in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts as claimed.

In the drawing forming part of this application, like numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several views, and wherein Figure 1 is a view in elevation of the swatter constructed in accordance with the present invention.

Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional view through Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a detail view'of the body of the swatter.

Figure 4 is a detail view of the handle.

Referring to the drawing in detail, 10 indicates the body of the swatter which as above stated may be constructed from screen wire, card board or any other suitable ma terial. The body 10 is formed from an elongated piece of said material, and has two of its corners folded to overlap one another and to lie on one side of the body 10, giving the body the configuration clearly shown in the drawing. The overlapped corners afford the body of the swatter additional strength, especially at the point of connection between the body 10 and the handle to be hereinafter described. Should the body 10 be constructed from card board or other non-foraminated material, it is perforated 1923. Serial No. 650,447.

as at 11 so that it may be used without resistance occasioned by the influence of air. The body 10 is further provided with an opening 12 which is in longitudinal alignment with a notch 13 provided at one end of the body portion. The handle is indi cated at 14 and includes a shank 15 which may be constructed from any suitable material, the shank being bent upon itself at one end thereof. The bent portion is indicated at 16 which after being passed through the opening 12 is arranged to lie above and in parallelism with the shank 15. Slidably mounted upon the shank 15 is a member 17 which has an opening 18 therein for a purpose to be presently described. As herein above stated, the invention contemplates a construction of ahandle of the character above described, so that when the body portion of the swatter is broken or otliierwise injured beyond further use, it can be easily separated from the handle and a new portion conveniently attached thereto. In other words, one handle can be used indefinitely with more than one body portion 10, inasmuch as said body portions will be manufactured and sold separately, as well as in combination with the handle. In order to attach the handle to the body portion 10, it is only necessary to extend the bent extremity 16 of the handle through the opening 12 of the body portion, and subsequently arrange the extremity 16 in parallelism with the shank. The member 17 is then slid upon the shank in the direction of the body 10 and positioned in the notch 13 of the body portion whereupon the extremity 16 is received by the slot 18 formed in the member 17 thus holding the component parts of the article together.

While it is believed that from the foregoing description, the nature and advantages of the invention will be readily apparent, I desire to have it understood that I do not limit myself to what is herein shown and described and that such changes may be resorted towhen desired as fall within the scope of what is claimed.

Having thus described claim:

A fly swatter comprising a perforated the invention, I

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body having its marginal edges folded upon and accommodated in the notch and embracdiagonal lines into overlapping relation and ing the U-shaped member to lock the folded further provided with a notch at the apex parts in folded relation to hold the handle to 10 of the folded part, a handle on the U-shaped the body.

5 part extended through the perforated body In testimony whereof I afliX my signature.

having one end extended beyond the notch,

a rectangular ferrule slidable on the handle CHARLES J. WVILLIAMS. v 

